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taille

noun \ˈtä-yə, ˈtī-, ˈtāl\

Definition of TAILLE

:  a tax formerly levied by a French king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held of him
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Origin of TAILLE

Middle French, from Old French, from taillier to cut, tax
First Known Use: circa 1533

Rhymes with TAILLE

ail, ale, bail, bale, Bâle, brail, braille, Braille, dale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tael, tail, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale

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  1. taille
  2. basse-taille
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